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Very fluid body movements, 'All arms & Legs', reminds me of one of our great former centers, Tina Charles !
 
Baylor boards say rumor is she will choose UCONN but the Texas board thinks she will choose BU
 
HuskyNan said:
Moriah never faced tough competition in high school, either. Anywho, that doesn't change the fact that when you watched Heather play as a high schooler, she had the same look as that highlight video of Charli. And I have to say, lack of footwork was never Heather's problem. Her fundamentals were sound
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No, but Jefferson did play for Team USA against the best competition in the world. Buck had that same look against bad competution. Yes, lack of footwork was one of Buck's problems! She struggled with both her drop step and seal step. I agree with you that there are no "locks" when it comes to recruiting but when one succeeds against great competition in AAU and high school it is easier to see how that will continue in college.
 
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Charlie said:
Baylor boards say rumor is she will choose UCONN but the Texas board thinks she will choose BU
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Can't imagine she would choose Baylor as they already have four younger players of 6'4" or taller plus one 6'3", could see Texas as they are bringing in only one big so far I believe, can't speak about other Texas schools
 
TitleTown said:
No, but Jefferson did play for Team USA against the best competition in the world. Buck had that same look against bad competution. Yes, lack of footwork was one of Buck's problems! She struggled with both her drop step and seal step. I agree with you that there are no "locks" when it comes to recruiting but when one succeeds against great competition in AAU and high school it is easier to see how that will continue in college.
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One other thing I'd like to add regarding Buck is that IIRC, Geno did not want to offer her a scholly. It was Tonya or Jamelle (or maybe even Shea?) who told Geno they wanted to offer her. I don't know how often that has happened in the past - where Geno would have preferred to pass on a player, but one (or more) of the assistants spoke up on behalf of the player, but in Heather's case, clearly Geno saw something.

This is not to take anything away from Heather, who by all accounts had a wonderful college experience, became a Nurse, and is happily married. UCONN fans will always remember her herculean effort against Griner in the Baylor game when no one else could guard Brit.

I do agree with Nan (FWIW) that sometimes posters and fans are over the top, especially when projecting how "good" a kid can be when they come to UCONN. Having said that, it's hard to NOT be enthused every time we land a #1, or top 5/10 kid. Even when landing Irwin and Bent, some fans were talking about if/when they could be potential starters. Neither of these kids were ranked even in the top 100 on HG, Molly wasn't ranked in the top in either PN or BS, and Kyla was 104 and 44 respectively. It's hard to hope that realistically these kids will be magical (on the court) at UCONN...
 
TitleTown said:
You do realize that Collier averaged much better numbers over 40minutes?
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O-N-O was clearly quicker running the floor and the more agile athlete of the two from what I saw during the USA play...........not to demean Collier who was clearly stronger in the low post and still pretty athletic for a big...........she appears to have a good inside and mid range game which could clearly be further developed under UConn coaching
 
Charliebball said:
O-N-O was clearly quicker running the floor and the more agile athlete of the two from what I saw during the USA play......not to demean Collier who was clearly stronger in the low post and still pretty athletic for a big......she appears to have a good inside and mid range game which could clearly be further developed under UConn coaching
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Who cares??? Maybe they'll both come to UCONN and dominate together!
 
Charliebball said:
O-N-O was clearly quicker running the floor and the more agile athlete of the two from what I saw during the USA play......not to demean Collier who was clearly stronger in the low post and still pretty athletic for a big......she appears to have a good inside and mid range game which could clearly be further developed under UConn coaching
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Yeah that is my take on them as well. ONO is leaner, faster, runs the court better, and more athletic. While Collier is bigger, stronger, better technique, and better mid range game.
 
TitleTown said:
You do realize that Collier averaged much better numbers over 40minutes?
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I realize that Collier had one big offense performance against the weakest team the US faced and then was so ineffective and in so much foul trouble that she ended up averaging 7.7 minutes per game for the entire tourney. Am I supposed to extrapolate those numbers when she wasn't playing well enough to get more than that? Nelson-Ododa played 3 times as much because she was the team's best player. Collier's efficiency rating was 5.9 while Nelson-Ododa's was 15.6, easily the best on the team.
 
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HuskyNan said:
I don't want to be a downer, and I really, really want Charli to come to UConn, but you guys should have seen Heather Buck as a high school player. Strong physique, aggressive nature on offense, dominating presence in the post. I'm not saying this to put Charli down in any way, but to keep warning folks to temper their expectations for freshmen. College is a whole new universe compared to high school and the adjustments are myriad (leaving home, going to college, adjusting to a new coach and team, travel, longer playing schedule etc etc) but for some reason, people seem to expect that freshmen will be fabulous - and consistent - right out of the gate.

Charli has enormous potential and I honestly believe Storrs is the best place to develop it. We fans can help her by not placing the weight of expectations on her and letting her develop in her own time.
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Hearher Buck played in connecticut where high school basketball isnt so great. Charli is bigger quicker and has more skills than Buck. And she has a WNBA body already great fit for her if she chooses to go to UCONN
 
WiseOne said:
Who cares??? Maybe they'll both come to UCONN and dominate together!
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that would be fantastic and maybe that could be a possibility at UConn with the shortage of post players...............some would say that it's one or the other and that's the reason for the comparison...........
 
Sluconn Husky said:
I realize that Collier had one big offense performance against the weakest team the US faced and then was so ineffective and in so much foul trouble that she ended up averaging 7.7 minutes per game for the entire tourney. Am I supposed to extrapolate those numbers when she wasn't playing well enough to get more than that? Nelson-Ododa played 3 times as much because she was the team's best player. Collier's efficiency rating was 5.9 while Nelson-Ododa's was 15.6, easily the best on the team.
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Really are we judging her on USA basketball?? Hey Carmelo lead USA in scoring with Lebron on the team. Its different style of basketball
 
Sluconn Husky said:
I realize that Collier had one big offense performance against the weakest team the US faced and then was so ineffective and in so much foul trouble that she ended up averaging 7.7 minutes per game for the entire tourney. Am I supposed to extrapolate those numbers when she wasn't playing well enough to get more than that? Nelson-Ododa played 3 times as much because she was the team's best player. Collier's efficiency rating was 5.9 while Nelson-Ododa's was 15.6, easily the best on the team.
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N-O clearly played better but there was no rhyme or reason to any of the substtutions during the summer due to that coaching staff
 
HuskiesU said:
Really are we judging her on USA basketball?? Hey Carmelo lead USA in scoring with Lebron on the team. Its different style of basketball
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I'm not exactly judging, just mentioning an observation. I did see her play a couple of AAU games before UConn was known to be interested and I thought she showed good skill. Two years of high school left so we'll see how she develops.
 
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ericsandiego said:
One other thing I'd like to add regarding Buck is that IIRC, Geno did not want to offer her a scholly. It was Tonya or Jamelle (or maybe even Shea?) who told Geno they wanted to offer her. I don't know how often that has happened in the past - where Geno would have preferred to pass on a player, but one (or more) of the assistants spoke up on behalf of the player, but in Heather's case, clearly Geno saw something.

This is not to take anything away from Heather, who by all accounts had a wonderful college experience, became a Nurse, and is happily married. UCONN fans will always remember her herculean effort against Griner in the Baylor game when no one else could guard Brit.

I do agree with Nan (FWIW) that sometimes posters and fans are over the top, especially when projecting how "good" a kid can be when they come to UCONN. Having said that, it's hard to NOT be enthused every time we land a #1, or top 5/10 kid. Even when landing Irwin and Bent, some fans were talking about if/when they could be potential starters. Neither of these kids were ranked even in the top 100 on HG, Molly wasn't ranked in the top in either PN or BS, and Kyla was 104 and 44 respectively. It's hard to hope that realistically these kids will be magical (on the court) at UCONN...
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I can't see that it hurts Molly or Kyla that some fans think they might start someday. They might. Sometimes we underrate players we do not see as stars. It happened to me. But I had potential. I might have played for UConn. Unfortunately I went 0 for 20 on my highlight video.
 
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She committed to Texas very young, then reopened recruitment, and now she's committing a year before she can sign(correct?). I wonder if she sees a closing window on a favorite program? That would not be UConn based on our bigs situation. After the reason MW experience I don't know if my shattered nerves are up to this! :confused::eek::rolleyes:
 
CocoHusky said:
Yes . Why not judge her against the highest level of basketball that both players have played?
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In Collier's case, I believe she plays for an AAU team which plays a national schedule against some of the best teams in the country.............also Texas basketball is plenty tough these days as they are producing many of the top players out there so she is not simply dominating against inferior talent in every game
 
Just looking at twitter accounts im going off the record to say, she will be picking uconn. I dont care what big we get but we need a big incase Azura forgo her senior season
 
Charliebball said:
Did notice this tweet the other day.......very interesting that she is announcing now after absolutely no hints of any kind...if she wants to leave Texas I certainly would have to favor UConn as the best choice for her but the timing of this one tweet gives me a bit of a pause....hoping for the best!!!!


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Hmmm. Hope Skylar hasn't infected her mind with Leprechaunitis :mad:
 
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Whoever the starting center is in 2019-20(assuming Stevens stays both years) will be sharing the court with an extraordinary group of athletes. For example, lets for the sake of discussion say its Walker, Crystal Dangerfield, Coombs and Gordon. I'm not sure we've ever had a group of wings and guards that were as collectively as fast as that group. Having a big presence in the paint that can primarily defend, rebound and get the ball out on the break will facilitate a high speed game that will knock our socks off. From what I've seen of Collier , she could easily be the piece of the puzzle that maybe puts that team in best ever discussion but certainly most entertaining ever. ( sorry if I'm getting ahead of ourselves but it is fun to think about)
 
CocoHusky said:
Yes . Why not judge her against the highest level of basketball that both players have played?
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Thats not the highest level of basketball its just more physical and fun to play because all the countries they play. But ive played overseas before and relized a player can play good in the states and struggle with international play & vice verss
 
FWIW, Collier retweeted Jim Fuller's tweet mentioning her decision a few hours ago.
 
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